Forza Horizon 3: Gold Announcement Update

Microsoft announced today that Forza Horizon 3 has officially gone gold, meaning the game is ready for physical copies to be manufactured and the digital release to be set up.

This announcement comes with a few updates, including Windows 10 PC specs, the full list of Xbox Live achievements, language localization, and a new vehicle.

The Warthog from the Halo universe will be available in Forza Horizon 3. The military transport is officially called the 2553 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CTS. Unlike the military vehicle from Halo, this Warthog doesn’t have a turret. However, it does have a 720 bhp turbo V8 engine, making it much faster than its military counterpart. The Warthog also has the best suspension of any car in Forza Horizon 3.

The Warthog will be available at launch and will be sent as a free download to anyone who has played either Halo 5: Guardian or Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. Players who are eligible will receive download codes via an Xbox Live message, and codes will be sent out during the week of September 5. Those who haven’t played an Xbox One Halo game can earn the Warthog through a special #Forzathon event coming in October.

Here are the recommended PC specs for Windows 10:

CPU: i7 3820 @ 3.6GHz

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 970 or NVIDIA GTX 1060, AMD R9 290X or AMD RX 480

VRAM: 4GB

RAM: 12GB

Hard Drive Type: 55 GB

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Windows Version: Windows Anniversary Edition 64-bit 14393.101

The full list of Xbox Live achievements has also been revealed:

Name

Description

Gamerscore

Welcome to Your Horizon

Open Festival with the first Showcase

10

You’re the Boss

Upgrade the Festival for the first time

10

One of Us

Win your first Exhibition race as Horizon Festival Boss

10

Stay on Target

Get a gold medal from a Danger Sign

10

“Do you even… oh, you do”

Get 3 Stars through a Drift Zone

10

You’re Hired!

Hire a Drivatar into your Drivatar Line-Up

10

You’re Fired!

Fill your Drivatar Line-Up and fire a Drivatar to make way for another

20

Racer’s Paradise

Open a Festival in Surfers Paradise

20

First Time Buyer

Visit the Autoshow and buy your first car

10

The Architect

Create your first Blueprint

10

The Player

Complete another player’s Exhibition Blueprint

10

Champ

Win your first Championship

10

Tonight We Ride

Win your first Street Race

10

I’ll Just Take This Now

Win your first Midnight Battle

10

Street Racing Champion

Win every Street Race and Midnight Battle

50

Like a Needle in The Outback

Find your first Barn Find

10

Relic Hunter

Restore all Barn Finds

20

Throwdown

Create and complete your first Bucket List Blueprint.

10

Community Crusher

Play 10 player created Bucket List Blueprints

20

Drive to the Music You Love

Sign 4 Radio Stations to your Festival

10

Screaming through the Valley

Open a Festival in Yara Valley

20

Bushcraft

Open a Festival in The Outback

20

Maxed Out

Fully upgrade a Festival site

20

YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS

Perform 10 Festival Upgrades

20

Like a Boss

Fully upgrade all Festival sites

20

Best. Horizon. Ever.

Complete the Final Showcase

50

Exhibition Expert

Complete an Exhibition at every race route in the game

20

Horizon Hardcore

Complete a Championship at every race route in the game

30

Starstruck

Get at least 1 star on any 50 PR Stunts

10

PR Superstar

Get 3 stars on all PR Stunts

20

Eat My Dust

Complete 10 races in a convoy

10

Got Ourselves a Convoy

Convoy for a total of 100 miles

10

Life Complete

Complete every Horizon Bucket List challenge

20

Drop in the Bucket

Complete 5 Bucket List challenges

10

Who’s Hiding These?

Smash all 150 reward boards

20

Backpacker

Discover every beauty spot in the game

20

I Know These Roads

Drive down every road in the game

20

This My Jam

Take part in 5 Skill Songs

10

Perks of the Job

Obtain a car from the Skill Shop

10

I Want It All

Complete every page in the Skill Shop (excluding temporary perks)

25

Spoiler Alert

Fit parts from Rocket Bunny and Liberty Walk

10

5 Star Seller – A+++++

Sell 5 cars via the Auction House

10

Sniper

Win a car in the Auction House by bidding on it

10

Welcome to Horizon Online

Complete 5 online events across Adventure and Freeroam

10

Online Adventurer

Complete 25 online events across Adventure and Freeroam

30

Bring a Friend

Complete an event in Co-op

10

Road Buddy

Complete 10 events in Co-op

20

Forzatographer

Take a photo of 300 cars for Horizon Promo

20

Aussie Rules!

Create and complete a Championship featuring only Australian cars

10

High Roller

Spend 1 million Credits on a car

10

Fly Like A Regal

Get 300ft on the airport Danger Sign using the Reliant Regal

10

Life’s a Drag

Complete a drag race at the Airstrip in every Car Class

10

Endurance Hero

Create an exhibition with 25 laps, dynamic time and weather, and complete it on Hard Drivatar Difficulty

20

This. Is. FORZA!

Create and complete a Championship with 100+ miles of racing over 10 events

20

Ooh, Shiny!

Obtain your first Horizon Edition car

20

Mini Boss

Reach Level 20

10

Final Boss

Reach Level 150

25

Staying Connected

Visit the Forza Hub from the Pause Menu

10

Art Director

Create a paint, setup a tune, and start your Horizon Promo career

10

Throw Your Weight Around

Get a Gold Medal on a Drift Zone in a car weighing at least 2500kg

10

Forza First

Win a race in the Lamborghini Centenario

20

Clever Girl!

Get a 3 Stars on a Danger Sign, Drift Zone, Speed Trap and Speed Zone in the 2017 Ford Raptor.

10

Totally meant to do that…

Perform a Barrel Roll in any Buggy

10

Underdog

Get a Gold Medal in a C Class car

10

Forza Horizon 3 will be fully localized (voice and text) for the following languages:

English

Brazilian Portuguese

French

German

Mexican Spanish

There will be text interpretation for:

Italian

Polish

Spanish

Korean

Japanese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

For those wondering about using wheels in Forza Horizon 3, an announcement is coming regarding wheel support for Windows 10.

Forza Horizon 3 is coming September 27 for Xbox One and Windows as an Xbox Play Anywhere title. This means that buying the game digitally on one platform allows you to play it free on the other. Anyone who purchases the $100 Ultimate Edition can get a head start on the action and start playing on September 23.

Will Mazgay lives in Toronto, Canada. He studied journalism at the University of Toronto, and he has worked as a freelance writer specializing in video games, movies, and television for the past two years. Will has a keen interest in all sports, but he loves baseball and hockey and is a diehard fan of both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays. In his spare time, Will enjoys playing rugby, skiing, hiking, camping, reading, gaming, and binge-watching Netflix. Will also loves to travel.